Actor Nick Stahl, whose disappearance worried his wife, finally checked in with her more than a week after going MIA. Stahl had emailed his friends yesterday to let them know that he was doing alright, but he didn't include his wife Rose Murphy in the e-mail. more ›

Bobby Brown pleaded no contest today to charges related to his March 26 DUI arrest in the valley, though the singer and ex-husband of the late Whitney Houston didn't actually show up to court himself. more ›

Heather Locklear's family reportedly wants her to go rehab but for right now she's telling them no, no, no. more ›

Redmond O'Neal, son of actor Ryan O'Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett, admitted to using methamphetamine at a live-in drug rehab facility and was taken into custody on Thursday. The troubled 26-year-old has been in and out of jail and rehab facilities, including his August arrest which uncovered heroin in his vehicle. more ›

Former first lady Betty Ford has died. She was 93. Her death was confirmed by the director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. "Ford died Friday evening with family at her bedside," reports KTLA. She had been in declining health since 2007. No other information about her passing was made available. more ›

Charlie Sheen has had a busy few days. First, a strip club in New York has debuted their Charlie-Sheen-themed VIP room, reports TMZ. The Cheetah Club now has a private area bedecked with photos of our favorite philanderer, and for the small price of $2,000 an hour, anyone who wants to can buy a bottle of Dom Perignon and the services of two strippers (get it?). more ›

Today it seems no amount of spin can control actor Charlie Sheen, who has taken to the media today on his own campaign to let everyone know he's not crazy, they are. And since he's doing such a bang-up job of spreading his message around the airwaves and internet, and, well, frankly, since it seems like an impossible gig, his publicist has just announced he's quit. more ›

Weeks after the alleged attack on staff, Lindsay Lohan is set to maybe, possibly, sometime this week leave rehab. We'd say "for good" but...well. Lohan took to her neglected Twitter account Saturday and quoted Mahatma Ghandi: "The future depends on what we do in the present." The Chronicle thinks she's leaving today, Just Jared thought she was leaving on Tuesday, and WaPo thinks she's extending until the weekend to "get additional treatment." It's not yet clear if prosecutors will pursue the alleged attack on rehab medical staff and how this may/may not affect Lohan's release. more ›

Linsday Lohan is being investigated for criminal battery after allegedly attacking a female staff member at the Betty Ford Center, according to KTLA. After returning 10 minutes past her curfew, Lohan was required to take a drug and alcohol test and got into a heated exchange that led the staffer to press charges. Gossip site TMZ has linked her "missed curfew" to a night out at a bar with roommates and said the exchange involved "hand-to-hand battery." If convicted, Lohan could be sent back to prison for 180 days. more ›

Like firing sewage into the ocean, high-profile celebrity hedonists have ejaculated a plague of pathological narcissism into mainstream currents, normalizing the once fringe concept of sexual addiction. Alexandra Katehakis, an unlicensed sex addiction therapist -- because no is license available, because it's not acknowledged as an official disorder, because it's not governed by any regulation -- runs the Los Angeles based Center for Healthy Sex, a practice she calls, "a full-blown organization" (oh no she didn't) that includes a team of counselors, a range of group therapies, and training programs for would-be sex docs, reports the LA Times. more ›

The man who was found naked under a child's bed in a Westminster home this weekend has been apprehended, reports the Pasadena Star-News. Edgar Antonio Lucha, 23, was "arrested Wednesday night at a Compton drug rehabilitation center," and "booked for investigation of burglary, indecent exposure and attempted lewd acts on a child." The homeowner had discovered the intruder hiding under his 10-year-old son's bed. Reports indicate Lucha allegedly "pulled on his pants and repeatedly apologized, saying he was on drugs." Investigators determined he had entered the premises by using a ladder to climb into a window. more ›

Actress Lindsay Lohan was reportedly released from rehab yesterday afternoon, "after serving just over three weeks of her court-ordered 90 days of in-patient treatment," according to ABC News. more ›

As expected, actress Lindsay Lohan was released at 1:35 a.m. this morning after 13 days in jail. She didn't go home, however, she went straight to a treatment center at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. more ›

Actress Lindsay Lohan is expected to be released from jail soon, possibly even today, according to KTLA. Once she leaves the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood she must report to a rehab facility within 24 hours, as ordered by Judge Marsha Revel the day Lohan surrendered to the court in Beverly Hills. She is likely to go to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach, which Revel endorses and expects to be tougher on Lohan than other suggested venues. There are some reports Lohan has received preferential treatment while in jail. Regardless, due to overcrowding, she will only be made to serve 13 or 14 days of her 90-day sentence. more ›

High-profile chemical dependency specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky has confirmed he is cutting ties with Aurora Las Encinas Hospital in Pasadena, according to the LA Times. The facility has come under "renewed scrutiny" after inspectors became aware of security and safety risks and incidents involving patient escapes and "near suicides." more ›

In a bid to revive the Hollywood stars after years of abuse and being stepped on, Absolut Vodka became the first corporate contributor to a $4-million dollar restoration plan in advance of the Walk of Fame's 50th anniversary in 2010. To recognize Absolut's initiative (and creative marketing tactics?), Leron Gubler, CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented the company with an honorary star near the entrance to the Kodak Theatre. More on the "Friends of the Walk of Fame" project and the condition of the 2,365 stars at the LAT. more ›

Just when you thought that "I see dead people!" joke would finally die...Lindsay Lohan has to go and get herself a gig at a morgue. What a girl has to do these days to dig up a decent date! more ›

Jennifer Lopez's twins will receive the royal treatment- the mommy to be was seen picking up onesies that read "Prince" and "Princess" - NY Daily News more ›

Ghostface Killah The Big Doe Rehab Def Jam December 4, 2007 "No time...there's never any time," cried a caffeine pill crazed Jesse Spano in that very special episode of "Saved by the Bell." Ghostface Killah laughs at you and your complaints, Spano. While you can't find the time to balance a geometry midterm, getting into Stanford and covering Pointer Sister tunes, Pretty Toney is having no trouble finding time to spit sick verses on 8... more ›

Britney Spears's new friend and advisor Sam Lufti may be charged in a Los Angeles court this week for ramming his car into a process server's Range Rover who was hired by Kevin Federline to subpeona Lufti back in August - US Weekly more ›

One of heavy metal's signature vocalists has died at the too-young age of 52. Kevin DuBrow grew up in Hollywood and Van Nuys and in the late 1970s became the lead singer for Quiet Riot, the glam-metal brainchild of guitarist Randy Rhoads. Though Quiet Riot's brand of hard rock -- or whatever you wish to call it -- was never the same after the 1980s, Quiet Riot carried on, true to form, was featured on... more ›

Fires in Malibu are nothing new. But tonight while procrastinating we thought we'd revisit the old Hole tune - Courtney's last really great hit(?) - and we were sorta stunned by all the fire references in the lyrics and in the video. It's something we don't remember being so prevalent even though it was on the album cover, etc. But still, it's sorta eerie seeing it today. "Malibu" was the second single off Hole's... more ›

Say what you will about Larry King (he's old, he gets married too much, he's not flashy, he's not hip) but the old fart sure has kept himself in the news lately. Last week, if you recall, he "ambushed" Marie Osmond by revealing to his tv audience that her son was in rehab (which led to much drama and Osmond-family-signs-of-support), and yesterday Larry had the infamous plastic surgeon Dr. Jan Adams walk off his... more ›

Amy Winehouse got booed offstage during the opening of her new tour after ranting about her husband's incarceration - BBC more ›

The country's safest city (some years, anyway), is getting less and less so: a shooting this morning at a Simi Valley tire store left two dead and two injured. Police have ruled out robbery and suspect a personal motive in the attack. There are a few updates on the potential water cutbacks -- although Los Angeles is okay for now (thanks to the Owens Valley), the time may come when water rationing will be... more ›

Third times a charm? After being married to Tommy Lee and Kid Rock, Pamela Anderson made it official with Paris Hilton's sloppy seconds, Rick Soloman at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas this weekend - Dlisted Although STILL no official announcement has been made, Christina Aguilera and husband Jordan Bratman registered for baby - People After a long Saturday of discussions with her family who were desperate to make this intervention successful, Britney Spears stormed... more ›

Who made this weekend festival weekend? There are about a million different events going on around the city this weekend, so enjoy the fall weather and get out there! One strike against pirated movies: the MPAA is filing a lawsuit against internet video sharing sites cinematube.net and ssupload.com, claiming that these sites infringe upon the MPAA's copyright. Kiefer Sutherland could be facing up to 18 months of jail time for his drunk-driving arrest. Next... more ›

A recent 911 call about George Clooney's motorcycle crash in New Jersey has been made public. The operator seems quite confused - TMZ more ›

LAist scours dozens of LA metro weeklies and highlights the best content you may have missed. We read the weeklies so you don't have to. CityBeat gives well-deserved props to 26-year-old Bel-Air native, Alexander Antebi. Earlier this month, Antebi became the youngest, first American, and first Jewish moustache champion in the history of the World Beard and Moustache Championships. Antebi is also the, uh, face man, of LA glam-funkers Conquistador. Still gotta problem with facial... more ›